# Logstash http output plugin documentation outdated

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-plugin-documentation-outdated/253595>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 28, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-plugin-documentation-outdated/253595 "2020-10-28T17:06:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![bosand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@bosand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bosand)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-plugin-documentation-outdated/253595/1 "2020-10-28T17:06:12Z")

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I did not see a feedback option on the website other than a contact form for sales purposes, so I thought I might as well post it here...  
The documentation on Elastic's website is not in sync with the Github version.  
Documentation on Elastic:

> **[Http output plugin | Logstash Reference \[8.11\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-http.html)**

Documentation on Github:

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-http/blob/main/docs/index.asciidoc>

the parameter `automatic_retries` is a good example.  
the latter part of the description reads:

> Note: if `retry_non_idempotent` is set only GET, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, and TRACE requests will be retried.

the website's documentation is missing the word NOT before the word `set`.

I believe most people refer to the website's documentation as a single source of truth.  
Please update it.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-http-output-plugin-documentation-outdated/253595/2 "2020-11-25T17:06:23Z")

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